Your Memory.
Properly Understood.
Worried about your memory, or someone you love? Our Brain Health Blueprint, a 12-week programme, finds what is affecting your brain health, builds a plan around your results, and supports you week by week to put it into practice.
The Brain Health Blueprint at a glance
- Full assessment, including the MoCA and lab tests
- A personal plan built from your results
- 10 weekly sessions, one-to-one or in a Wednesday evening group
- Sleep, nutrition, movement, stress and brain training
- Re-assessment at week 12 to see your progress
- At the clinic in Llandudno or online
Dementia rarely has a single cause
It develops where several influences meet over many years: blood sugar, circulation, inflammation, hormones, sleep, hearing, head injury and more. Leading research suggests nearly half of dementia cases are linked to factors that can be changed. The earlier they are found, the more can be done.
Knowing what to change is the easy part
Changing it, and keeping it changed, is where most people need help. Large trials, including FINGER in Finland and US POINTER in the United States, found that older adults at risk of cognitive decline did better on tests of thinking with a structured, supported programme of exercise, nutrition, brain training, social activity and health checks. Our programme follows the same principles, with detailed testing to build your plan around you.
Assess
Your Whole Brain Wellness Profile, MoCA screening, Lifestyle Profile and targeted lab tests, brought together into a personal plan.
Rebuild
One focus area each week, from sleep and nutrition to movement, stress and brain training, with weekly support to make it stick.
Review
Key measures repeated and compared with where you started, and a maintenance plan to carry forward.
What’s normal, and what’s worth checking
Memory isn’t a single system, so the pattern of change matters as much as the change itself.
Normal ageing
- Forgetting a name, then remembering it later
- Misplacing things now and then
- Words on the “tip of the tongue”
Worth checking
- Forgetting recent conversations or events
- Repeating questions or stories
- Friends or family noticing changes
Seek help promptly
- Sudden confusion or rapid change
- Getting lost in familiar places
- Signs of stroke: call 999
The window for change is early
Dementia usually develops over many years, and the earliest changes are easy to miss. In stages 1 to 4 the brain still has considerable capacity to respond, and that is where our clinic focuses its work.
Memory doesn’t live in the brain alone
How clearly you think and remember depends on three systems working together, and when one falters, the others feel it.
Brain. Blood flow, inflammation, nerve health and brain chemistry.
Body. Blood sugar, hormones, thyroid, gut health, nutrients and sleep.
Mind. Stress, mood, purpose and social connection.
How our approach works →
Functional Medicine
Looks for the root causes behind symptoms, from blood sugar and hormones to gut health, nutrition and inflammation, guided by detailed testing.
Functional Neurology
Assesses how specific areas of the brain are performing, through eye movement, balance and cognitive tests, then uses targeted brain-based exercises.
Lifestyle Medicine
Uses the proven pillars of health: sleep, movement, nutrition, stress management and social connection, to protect the brain for the long term.
Our Assessment Profiles
Our memory assessment comes in three parts: the Whole Brain Wellness Profile, completed online at home, then the MoCA Test and Lifestyle Profile at your Discovery Consultation. Together they show how your memory and thinking are performing, what may be driving any change, and where you can make the biggest difference.
Whole Brain Wellness Profile
Completed onlineA detailed online questionnaire, completed at home in 10 to 15 minutes, that looks at how each part of your brain is working. Your personal report is emailed to you as soon as you finish. £12, credited against your Discovery Consultation.
The MoCA Test
Discovery ConsultationThe Montreal Cognitive Assessment is a widely used, validated screening test. It takes around 10 minutes, gives a score out of 30, and provides a clear baseline we can retest over time.
Lifestyle Profile
Discovery ConsultationA structured review of how you live day to day, covering the 14 modifiable risk factors identified by the 2024 Lancet Commission, so we can see where change will help most.
Your results
All three parts come together in a personal report: a clear baseline, the factors driving change, and a plan of action. We repeat key measures to track your progress.
How to start
Most people begin with the profile, then a Discovery Consultation, where we agree together whether the Brain Health Blueprint is right for you.
Take the profile
Complete the Whole Brain Wellness Profile online in 10 to 15 minutes. Your report is emailed straight to you. £12, credited against your Discovery Consultation.
Start the profileDiscovery Consultation
We review your profile, carry out the MoCA and Lifestyle Profile, and agree the next step with you. £95, 60 minutes, credited in full if you join the programme.
Begin your 12 weeks
Your tests are arranged, your personal plan is built, and your weekly programme begins.
About the programme
Alan Lee
Alan Lee is an osteopath and a clinician, educator and researcher in functional medicine and functional neurology, specialising in gut, hormonal and brain-based imbalances. He works alongside GPs and specialists to find and address what is driving changes in memory and thinking.
Trained at: Institute of Functional Medicine · The Kharrazian Institute · Carrick Institute of Neurological Sciences · International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation · Association of Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine
More about Alan →Not sure where to start?
Take the Whole Brain Wellness Profile: a structured look at how each part of your brain is working. Not a diagnostic test, but a clear place to start.
Questions people ask
What is the Brain Health Blueprint?
A structured programme that starts with a full assessment, builds a personal plan from your results, and gives you ten weeks of guided support on sleep, nutrition, movement, stress and brain training. At week 12 we repeat key measures so you can see what has changed. Read more about the Brain Health Blueprint.
Will you diagnose dementia?
No. Any diagnosis must come from your GP or an NHS memory assessment service. We look for the factors driving change and work alongside them.
What happens at the first appointment?
Your Discovery Consultation covers your Whole Brain Wellness Profile, medical and family history, a MoCA screening and the tests we recommend for you.
Do you work with my GP?
Yes. We work alongside your GP and specialists, never in place of them, and share results where appropriate.
Do you see people outside North Wales?
Yes. Our clinic is in Llandudno, serving Conwy, Colwyn Bay, Bangor, Anglesey and the rest of North Wales, and we offer online consultations to people anywhere in the UK. If any part of your assessment is best done in person, we will tell you.
Can I book for a family member?
Yes. Many enquiries come from a son, daughter or partner. We welcome family members to the consultation, with the patient’s agreement.
How much does it cost?
Whole Brain Wellness Profile £12 (credited against your Discovery Consultation) · Discovery Consultation £95 (60 mins). Brain Health Blueprint (12 weeks): £795 in a small online group, or £1,250 one-to-one, both including your Discovery Consultation. Individual consultations are also available. Lab test fees depend on the tests chosen and are agreed with you at your Discovery Consultation.